Suggestions For Beautifying Lawns In Summer
County agent Gale Mullen offers nine tips to protect lawns shrubs and flowers from heat. He recommends June July August fertilizing for Bermuda and Zoysia and extra nitrogen for bluegrass, thorough watering, and mowing to preserve blade height. Also advises crabgrass control, careful use of 2 4 D, regular rose sprays, hedge trimming, insect and pest checks, and choosing sodding or reseeding options with Bermuda Zoysia or bluegrass according to season.
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Erie
Gale Mullen
Kansas
Mullen
Bermuda
Zoysia
High Standards Met By 100 Market Outlets
Dallas report notes over 100 market outlets to meet Packers and Stockyards Act standards. John F. Clendenin states 50 Kansas markets already operate under the act and 65 more may qualify after regulatory changes. Postings require export and competitive services, accurate weighing, reasonable charges, bonded protection, and other safeguards. June visits to complete postings planned.
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Dallas
Tex
Kansas
John F. Clendenin
U. S. Department of Agriculture Office
Clendenin
P&s
Milk Meeting At K State In Manhattan Kansas
Kansas State University will host the tenth annual Southwest Milk Marketing Conference June 25 26. Dairymen from the ten state southwest area are expected to attend along with milk marketing cooperatives agricultural colleges and regulatory agencies. The conference will address current milk marketing problems.
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Manhattan
Kansas State University
Roger Wilkowske
Kansas State
Southwest
State Department of Agriculture
Conference on Milk Marketing Challenges Set With Broad Program
The conference theme is Meeting the Challenge of the Next Decade. Discussion will cover the changing milk marketing scene new management challenges marketing structure and competition cow pools. Speakers include J C McCurdy Pet Milk Eldon Dye Fleming Grocery Pat Healy NMPF F Dean McCammon Consumers Cooperative and W G Sullivan USDA dairy division.
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J. C. McCurdy
Pet Milk Company
Eldon Dye
Fleming Grocery Company
Pat Healy
National Milk Producers Federation
F. Dean McCammon
Consumers Cooperative Association
W. G. Sullivan
Dairy Division
U.S.D.A
Nut Tree Tests In Kansas Progress At State University
Kansas State University forestry personnel study nut trees and conifers across eastern Kansas to gauge survival growth and vigor. Roth notes 75 percent of plantings will be in eastern Kansas with tests on pecans chestnuts black walnuts and butternuts. First year results show Austrian and Virginia pines best for initial survival.
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Manhattan
Kansas
Kansas State University
Paul L. Roth
Roth
The Tribune by Carrier Price Ad
A brief notice announces the local Tribune newspaper available by carrier for 35 cents weekly. It notes convenient home delivery and subscription details for readers seeking affordable, steady access to daily news.
Veto Expected On Wheat Bill After Passage
Washington AP reports Senate and House conferees meet to reconcile wheat bills amid expectations of a presidential veto. Both proposals raise 1960 1961 crop support near parity while Benson opposes higher levels, amid record wheat stocks and a July 23 referendum plan.
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Washington
Senate House
Eisenhower
Congress
Senate
House Agriculture Committees
House
Secretary of Agriculture
Ezra Taft Benson
Agriculture Department
Boundary Map Posted For Neosho County ASC Elections
Ralph Willson of the Neosho ASC County office in Erie announces a map of approved community boundaries for ASC community elections. The map is posted in the Erie office and available during weekday hours for viewing. Elections will proceed per the map for all Neosho County communities.
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Erie
Ralph Willson
Neosho
ASC
Neosho County
Heifer Purchased by Phil S Dryden in Chanute
Heifer buyer Phil S Dryden of Chanute purchased Starbuck's Betsy 248608 a senior yearling milking Shorthorn sired by Last Chance Kirk 185362 and out of Starbuck's Betsy 191990 from Roy Starbuck of Thayer. Ownership transfer recorded by American Milking Shorthorn Society at Springfield Missouri.
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Phil S. Dryden
Chanute
Starbuck
Betsy
Last Chance
Kirk
Roy Starbuck
Thayer
American Milking Shorthorn Society
Springfield
Canning Care Is Essential
Erie reports warn homemakers rely on water bath canning for vegetables that need pressure sterilization. Bacteria surviving at 212 degrees F pose serious danger, says Mrs. Marjorie E. Price, county Home Economics agent.
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Erie
Kansas
Marjorie E. Price
FFA Plans 2.3 Million for Kansas Air Navigation Facilities
The Federal Aviation Agency announced a 2,335,495 plan to fund air navigation facilities in Kansas for the year starting July 1. Congress must provide the appropriation, FFA officials said Monday.
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Washington
Federal Aviation Agency
Kansas
Congress
FFA
Home canning guidelines warn on oven methods
A USDA bulletin advises sugar protects fruit and stresses pressure canners for peas beans and other non acid vegetables while fruits and tomatoes need water bath canning. Mrs Price urges checking pressure gauges for accuracy and safety as oven canning is dangerous due to insufficient temperatures causing jar explosions and injuries.
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U. S. Department of Agriculture
Penalty Rate On Excess Wheat Set At 1.07 Per Bushel
Erie reports the 1959 wheat marketing quota penalty is $1.07 per bushel, set at 45 percent of the May 1 parity price. Farmers with excess wheat must adjust acreage or store under bond or deliver to the Secretary to avoid penalties. small or feed-only growers are exempt. Jim Norris, Neosho County ASC office, announced.
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Erie
Jim Norris
Neosho County
Secretary of Agriculture
Taller Sudan Grazing Guide Says 18 Inch Height First
County agent Gale Mullen advises allowing Sudan grass to reach about 18 inches before grazing. Younger growth has higher prussic acid risk, so graze taller growth first. Recommend dividing fields into three areas and stocking heavily in each before moving cattle, then regrazing the first area. Sudan grass is palatable and nutritious when managed properly and planted with pure seed. Drought or frost-stunted plants require caution to avoid grazing danger.
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Sudan
Gale Mullen
Mullen
Family Weekend in Humboldt Ties Van Nice Family
The text notes a weekend in Humboldt spent with grandparents Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Van Nice. Their daughter and sister Mrs. H. J. Bergeron, enrolled at Kansas University, joined them. They returned to Lawrence Sunday evening, with visits from Mrs. Fred Bartholomew and granddaughter Diana Osborn. Clifford Van Nice accompanied them home.
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Humboldt
J. A. van Nice
H. J. Bergeron
Kansas University
Lawrence
Fred Bartholomew
Diana Osborn
G. C. van Nice
Clifford van Nice
Humboldt Williams wins Philco sales contest in southeast counties
Harold Williams awarded first place in a five month Philco dealer contest across 11 southeast counties. Banquet in Chanute announced the top prize an all expenses trip to Mexico City for Mr and Mrs Williams with travel planned late summer or early fall. Additional attendees included Mary Spencer Adah Johnson Ethel Porter Eva Bessier and Hansen. The chapter marked Flag Day with a meeting and Easter Star in Masonic hall. Williams spoke on Flag Day origin and the 48 star flag will be retired July 4 for a 49 star flag then a 50 star flag. Meetings pause July August resume September with Olive Mason and Ralph Cox presiding. Substitute officers listed.
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Harold Williams
Philco
Chanute
Mexico City
Williams
Mmes
Mary Spencer
Adah Johnson
Ethel Porter
Eva Bessier
Hansen
Humboldt Chapter
Masonic Hall
Olive Mason
Ralph Cox
Rosalie Lombard
Lucille Brown
Homer
Women's Service Guild breakfast set at Presbyterian church
Mrs Ma son and Mrs Lois Squire hosted a social hour with cakes and punch as garden flowers decor. The annual breakfast of the Presbyterian church Women’s Service Guild will be held Wednesday morning at the church with a three circle committee in charge. Mrs Courtney Moses presided at an executive board meeting Monday and Mrs Robert Sharp organized the program. David Brown returned from an Oklahoma lake after fishing three days at a Standard Oil Company pay off party. he won the fishing derby. Leonard Dupuy and Steve Taylor of Greensburg visit their grandmother Mrs Vera Dupuy while Mr and Mrs Orville Taylor are on a vacation. Elsie Freeman returned from a visit at Savenburg and Harrisonville Mo with her niece and family. Diana Puckett of Lawrence...
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Women's Service Guild
The
Presbyterian Church
Courtney Moses
Robert Sharp
Medical Missions
David Brown
Oklahoma
Standard Oi Co
Standard
Brown
Lake
Leonard Dupuy
Steve Taylor
Greensburg
Vera Dupuy
Orville Taylor
Elsie Freeman
Savenburg
Harrisonville
Diana Puckett
Lawrence
Yellowstone National Park: Nation's oldest and largest park
Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming, established in 1872, is described as the nation's largest and oldest national park in this historical note.
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Yellowstone National Park
Wyoming
Pilot in Mercy Flight Flies From Riverton to Denver
Tom Knight of Riverton Wyoming has flown about 500 mercy missions in 18 years. He piloted a single engine lightplane Monday from Riverton to Denver with his wife Winifred on a stretcher behind the pilot seat for exploratory surgery.
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Denver
Tom Knight
Riverton
Wyo
Knight
Winifred
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